THE ANCIENT BASKET MAKERS OF SOUTHEASTERN UTAH 



American Museum, that has a design similar to this one, and 

 the weave of the basket is practically the same. 



Turning to the coarser weaves we have on page 2 3 two baskets 

 that show conclusively that they were made for every-day use. 

 Coarsely One * s a bowl-shaped piece eleven inches in diameter 

 Woven and four and one-half inches deep; it is of the usual 

 Baskets. co j] pattern, but coarsely woven as compared with 

 those already noted. This basket was used until the bottom 

 gave out and even then it was not discarded. It was mended 

 with strong strips of split willow and each strip included two 

 coils. The basket was strengthened to such an extent by this 

 reinforcement that it was really as good as new. The second 

 basket shown on this page is made of yucca leaves. It is four- 

 teen inches in diameter and four inches deep. This form and 

 weave are common among most of the modern Pueblo tribes and 

 even the finish is the same. It is also found among the Apaches 

 and Pimas. The rim is a willow stick over which the yucca ends 

 have been bound and tied, the tying being done on the outside. 

 A number of smaller baskets of this type are shown in the case 

 and one of them is figured on page 23 among the baskets shown 

 with their original contents. 



The basket last mentioned is exactly like the large yucca 

 one, except in size, and in the plate cited we may see it as it was 

 Storage found. It is filled with beans, which must have been 

 Baskets. raised in quantities by the ancient people, since a great 

 many have been found in the debris of the rooms. 



The basket shown above the one just mentioned is rather pe- 

 culiar in form, since the bottom is oval, a rather unusual shape 

 Oval in pre-historic baskets. Most of the baskets from the 



Baskets. caves are round, but several of the oval form have been 

 found; enough, in fact, to show that the shape is not a freak. 

 This specimen is eight inches long, three and one-half inches 

 wide at the top, two inches wide at the bottom, and four and 

 three-quarter inches long. Its depth is four inches. This basket 

 is of the three-stick weave, and the materials used are the same 

 as in the others. The bottom is flat and there are two coils of 

 black separating the top and bottom. There are two pointed 



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